Tomiyasu Ikeda
Biography
Japanese director and screenwriter. Directed nearly 90 films and wrote nearly 80 screenplays between 1924 and 1954 , he also appeared as an actor in about fifteen films between 1921 and 1960. In 1921 Ikeda was discovered by actor Matsunosuke Onoe and joined Nikkatsu Kyoto. After the Great Kanto Earthquake on September 1, 1923 (Taisho 12), the staff of the contemporary drama club moved from Nikkatsu's Tokyo Mukaishima studio, and in the process of moving from an actor to a director. In 1921 director Ikeda filmed his debut film "Watashîmori to Samurai" - first work in "Nikkatsu Kyoto's historical drama " in which an actress is appointed in place of the Onnagata.
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Movies (26)
Denshichi Torimonocho: Man without Shadow
1962
八州血煙り笠
1961
Heavenly Dragon
as Fujihachi
1960
The Adventures of Jirokichi: A thousand coins
1960
Paper Crane Palanquin
1960
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
1959
The Unleashed Lord
1959
Girl with the Fire Banner
1958
Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
1957
近藤勇 池田屋騒動
Director (Directing)
1953
Onna no ryūkō
Screenplay (Writing)
1950
Vengeance at Iga
Director (Directing)
1942
Akagaki Genzo
Director (Directing)
1938
Chushingura
Director (Directing)
1938
Kuriyama Daizen
Writer (Writing)
1936
The 26 Martyrs of Japan
Director (Directing)
1931
Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi
Director (Directing)
1928
Zoku Mito Kōmon
Director (Directing)
1928
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
Director (Directing)
1927
Sonno Joi
Screenplay (Writing)
1927
Zōho kaitei Chūshingura
Director (Directing)
1927
Jiraika-gumi: Dai-nihen
Director (Directing)
1927
Mito Kōmon
Director (Directing)
1926
Araki Mataemon
Director (Directing)
1925
Iwami Jûtarô
Director (Directing)
1924
Shibukawa Bangorō
1922